February 21, 20251 yr Dear all, While I was excited with my upgrade to Dell R740 server + unraid + Plex + 70tb of Plex library. Upgrade from r720 went very easy yet the R740 is nearly noy usable since it is not possible to control the fan and the unit is EXTREMELY noisy. I search on net for solution yet nothing, the best I can get is fan speed at 7000 pr minute, while on R720 I can go down to 1080/ per minute. This makes the R740 a dead-end serveur for private usage (ie not placed in data centre). Anyone having solution this would be welcome since on paper the R740 is a great unit. Thanks
February 21, 20251 yr this is way off topic but you can downgrade the IPMI/iDRAC and get more granular control of the fans. I'm not an expert, but search and you will find a few resources on how to do it and what to expect. This is *not*perfect as the downgrade has its own issues, but as far as I know is the only way to go.
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